Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

Presenters: Adam Funkenbusch aefunken@mtu.eduAndy Deckert ajdecker@mtu.eduAndy Hoekstra ajhoekst@mtu.edu

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Overview

Today we will be outlining the different concentrations available in the ECE Department.

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Control DSP Communication Electronics Computer Systems Computer Engineering—Major Power & Energy—Certificate Electromagnetics Photonics—Concentration

Controls Focus

What is Controls?

Real-world systems are yours to command! Understand it, model it, control it

Multidisciplinary – mechanical, chemical

Pervasive – body temperature, home heating, industrial, automotive, power distribution

What’s in it for me?

Automotive Electric vehicles Steering (Nexteer)

Power systems* Manufacturing Robotics Biomechanical*

Aircraft autopilot* Satellite pointing* Consumer

electronics Grad school

Controls Courses:

Introduction to Electric Machinery & Drives

Communication Theory Introduction to Control Theory Digital & Non-Linear Control Distributed Embedded Control

Systems

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Digital Signal Processing Focus

What is DSP?A field of engineering that deals with the manipulation of

time-varying signals.

Examples: Video/Audio/Image Processing

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DSP Courses:

Digital Signal Processing and Its Applications

Real-Time Signal Processing Digital Image Processing

Communication Focus

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What is Communication?

A field of engineering that deals with reliable transmission and receiving of data over different media

Examples: Encoding/Decoding Data Transmission/Receiver Hardware Design Bluetooth, 4G, Phone Computer Networks IEEE 802.11g standards (WiFi)

Communication Courses:

Communication Theory Wireless Communications Computer Networks Computer and Network Security

Electronics Focus

What is the study of Electronics?

A field of engineering that deals with implementation of new and innovative circuit techniques, analysis of complex electronic systems, and integrated circuit design.

Electronics Courses:

Physical Electronics Electronic Applications VLSI Design Introduction to MEMS

Computer Systems Focus

What is Computer Systems

A field of engineering that deals with the conception, analysis, design, integration, and evaluation of embedded systems, computing networking, and high-assurance systems employing modern microprocessor and microcontroller devices.

Examples: GPU & Multicore Programming Logic Design (Verilog/VHDL) Embedded Systems

Computer Systems Courses: VLSI Design Computer Networks Computer and Network Security S/H Design of Multimedia Systems GPU and Multicore Programming Embedded System Programming using

Sensor Networks & Mobile Robots

Computer Engineering

What is Computer Engineering?

Computer engineers bridge the gap between electrical engineering and computer science by working with both computer hardware and software

Students take classes from both the Electrical Engineering department, and the Computer Science department

Computer engineering is a major, not a concentration

Computer Engineering Courses: Introduction to Programming C Programming Data Structures Computer Organization Hardware/Software Integration Systems Programming Computer System Architecture Introduction to Algorithms Computer Networks

Electric Power Engineering Certificate

What is Electric Power Engineering?

A field of engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. In addition,electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers.

Generation: Converting energy from various forms into electrical energy

Transmission: Transporting electricity from power plant through transmission system

Distribution: Transfer powerfrom transmission to customer

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Electric Power Engineering Certificate Take set of focused classes specific to

power engineering

Michigan Tech IEEE PES Student Chapter Plant Tours

▪ Wind Farm▪ MTU Steam Plant▪ Etc.

Lectures from business professionals Meet people in your concentration

Electric Power Engineering Courses: Required:

Power System Analysis I / II Power Engineering Lab

Electives: Circuits and Instrumentation Electric Energy Systems Introduction to Motor Drives Power System Protection Power System Protection Lab Distribution Engineering

Electric Power Engineering Courses (Continued):

(Optional) Power Electronics Power Electronics Lab Special Topics in Electrical Engineering Advanced Methods in Power Systems Transient Analysis Methods Computer Modeling of Power Systems

Electromagnetics Focus

What is Electromagnetics?

A field of engineering that deals the generation and manipulation of electromagnetic waves.

Examples: Wireless Communication Power Generation (Motors)

Career Areas: RF Design Electromagnetic System Interference Antenna Designer Metamaterials

Electromagnetics Courses: Engineering Electromagnetics Laser Types, Laser Design,

Modeling Techniques and Nonlinear Optics

Photonics Concentration

What is Photonics?

Career Areas: Laser Design Remote sensing Optical information processing Optical communications

Professional Organizations: SPIE Optical Society of America

Photonics Courses:

Required Introduction to Photonics Optical Sensing and Imaging Photonic Material and Devices Photonics Laboratory Laser Types, Laser Design, Modeling

Techniques, and Nonlinear Optics Optional

Digital Signal Processing and its Applications

Photonics Courses (Continued): (Optional)

Real Time Signal Processing Fourier Optics Optical Communications Light and Photonic Materials Optics Introduction to Solid State Physics Biomedical Optics

Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

Presenters: Adam Funkenbusch aefunken@mtu.eduAndy Deckert ajdecker@mtu.eduAndy Hoekstra ajhoekst@mtu.edu

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